Objective To determine whether supplementation of zinc and vitamin A may improve the function of T cells in human PBMC. Methods T cells were separated and cultured in vitro, supplemented with either Zn or vitamin A al...Objective To determine whether supplementation of zinc and vitamin A may improve the function of T cells in human PBMC. Methods T cells were separated and cultured in vitro, supplemented with either Zn or vitamin A alone, or both Zn and vitamin A （10^-6 mol/L, 10^-5 mol/L, 10^-4 mol/L）. After harvesting, cell proliferation, cell cycle, apoptosis, expression or function of cell-surface molecules, such as CD^3＋, CD^4＋, and CD^8＋ were detected. Results Higher proliferation level and lower apoptosis level were observed in cells supplemented with both Zn and vitaminA, showing the strongest effect （P〈0.05）. Zn-supplement increased the CD^4＋/CD^3＋ cell percentage, and simultaneously decreased the CD^8＋/CD^3＋ cell population. VA-supplement showed the opposite effect in comparison with Zn-supplement. Conclusion T-cell function can be improved depending on the zinc and/or vitamin A supplemented.展开更多
基金This work was supported by Grant [2005]383 from the Scientific Research Foundation for the Returned Overseas Chinese Scholars.
文摘Objective To determine whether supplementation of zinc and vitamin A may improve the function of T cells in human PBMC. Methods T cells were separated and cultured in vitro, supplemented with either Zn or vitamin A alone, or both Zn and vitamin A （10^-6 mol/L, 10^-5 mol/L, 10^-4 mol/L）. After harvesting, cell proliferation, cell cycle, apoptosis, expression or function of cell-surface molecules, such as CD^3＋, CD^4＋, and CD^8＋ were detected. Results Higher proliferation level and lower apoptosis level were observed in cells supplemented with both Zn and vitaminA, showing the strongest effect （P〈0.05）. Zn-supplement increased the CD^4＋/CD^3＋ cell percentage, and simultaneously decreased the CD^8＋/CD^3＋ cell population. VA-supplement showed the opposite effect in comparison with Zn-supplement. Conclusion T-cell function can be improved depending on the zinc and/or vitamin A supplemented.
